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Legislative Testimony

Testimony of Celeste Drake on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement's Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and Specific Industry Sectors

… Chairwoman Broadbent, Vice Chairman Pinkert, Commissioners, good afternoon. I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the likely economic impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement. I have submitted written testimony … than twelve and a half million working men and women in 56 unions with exercising their voice in the workplace. We also work globally to ensure that governments and firms respect fundamental labor rights and enact sustainable growth policies … parties. Vietnam has no independent trade unions and no history of collective bargaining, nor does it protect the right of free speech so critical to labor advocacy. Malaysia fails to protect its workers’ rights to freedom of association …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 48: Memorial Tribute to Harrison A. "Pete" Williams Jr.

… Memorial Tribute To Harrison A. “Pete” Williams, Jr. WHEREAS, Working men and women of the United States lost a true friend last month with … in that role, focused the nation’s attention on the plight of America’s farm workers before the nation had been awakened to the severe deprivation under which farm worker families toiled in the migratory system; and, WHEREAS, Pete Williams, … service workers, on the one hand, and public employees on the other; and, WHEREAS, Pete Williams led the successful effort to overcome the last civil rights filibuster in order to secure equal employment opportunity for public employees; and, …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Legislation That Would Advance Flawed Immigration Enforcement Methods

… Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers, I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711). Absent broader immigration reform, a national E-Verify mandate will push millions of working people deeper into the shadow economy, further undermining our freedom to join together and fight to raise wages for all. This narrow bill does more to obscure the real challenges involved in …
Statement

Letter Opposing Bill That Would Take An Enforcement-Only Approach to Immigration

… Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Rankin Member Conyers, I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711). Absent broader immigration reform, a national E-Verify mandate will push millions of working people deeper into the shadow economy, further undermining our freedom to join together and fight to raise wages for all. This narrow bill does more to obscure the real challenges involved in …
Legislative Alert

Letter Supporting Improvements to Funding Legislation

… Dear Representative: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, please find below our vote recommendations for amendments to H.R. 8294, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water … OPPOSE Good Amendments (En Bloc #4: Division A #25 and Division F #20) : These amendments would prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act on federally funded construction projects. The Davis-Bacon Act … to programs to reduce veteran homelessness. Thank you for considering the views of the American labor movement as you work your way through this important bill. Sincerely, William Samuel Director, Government Affairs …
Speech

Shuler to AFGE: You Are True Patriots

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks as prepared to the 2022 AFGE Legislative Conference: Thank you, Everett [Kelley], for that kind introduction and for your friendship. And to you and Eric [Bunn] and Jeremy [Lannan] and the entire executive council for your incredible leadership of this great … law enforcement and correctional officers, social workers and technicians and everything in between. And you live and work all across this great nation of ours, which you serve with dedication and pride. And many of you served our country in …
Blog

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Western Kentucky Labor Movement and Faith Community Demand McConnell Support Workers and Racial Justice

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … A National Call for Moral Revival that converged on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office in Paducah on Sept. 21 to protest his “meanness, mayhem and misery.” Benny Heady (UA) said, “McConnell is not for the working people. I came out today because we need a change. We need somebody in there who will do things to help the people as a whole.”  Read the full story  of how union members, civil rights activists and faith leaders are …
Speech

Trumka: We Will Prove We Can Use Technology for Good, Not Greed

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered the following remarks about the future of work and the labor movement at the Battle of Homestead Foundation's annual meeting: Good evening. Thank you, Rosemary Trump … a force for good. But technology is also creating extreme economic uncertainty and anxiety. Technology has been exploited to exacerbate inequality. It’s a matter of who develops it and who has access. Are workers involved in shaping it? Is there … we are in a union or hope to be. Make no mistake: we will not shape 21st century technology with 20th century labor laws. Right now, America's labor movement has a generational opportunity. It's called the PRO Act—the Protecting the Right to …
Press Release

The Problem Isn’t Senate Rules; It’s Judge Gorsuch

… Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch and changes to the Senate rules: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s rule change is a failure of leadership that stems from a refusal to acknowledge a flawed candidate. The problem isn’t Senate rules; it’s the nominee. Judge Gorsuch is outside the legal … has a record of decisions that put corporations above the rights and protections of regular people. Any successful nominee to our nation’s highest court should be able to garner broad bipartisan support. Judge Gorsuch is not that nominee. Sen. …
Press Release

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on The State of Immigration Reform

… of Representatives will not hold a vote on the bipartisan Senate immigration bill. Responsibility for the historic failure to enact comprehensive immigration reform lies squarely, completely and embarrassingly at the feet of the Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives. The President is right to bypass House Republicans and meet the enormity of this moment. The administration has unquestionable  legal … authority to provide all those who would qualify for citizenship under the bipartisan Senate Bill affirmative status with work authorization while making immigration enforcement more just, as laid out in our policy statement. [ …